Prosperity Gospel and African American Prophetic Preaching

Prophetic preaching has been part of the African American preaching legacy since Africans were brought to North America during the West African-North American slave trade. Prosperity preaching is a relatively new preaching genre that emerged in the United States in the late 1970s. In this article, D...

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Main Author: Mumford, Debra J. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2012, Volume: 109, Issue: 3, Pages: 365-385
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Summary:Prophetic preaching has been part of the African American preaching legacy since Africans were brought to North America during the West African-North American slave trade. Prosperity preaching is a relatively new preaching genre that emerged in the United States in the late 1970s. In this article, Debra Mumford briefly surveys the origins and central tenants of both prosperity and African American prophetic preaching in her efforts to determine which form of preaching can best meet the social and spiritual challenges facing African Americans in the twenty-first century.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/003463731210900305